Hi, Emanuele!
Sorry for the late reply -- I moved, switched jobs, started a new and
much better life... :-)
Emanuele Rocca wrote:
> Hello Thomas,
>
> * Thomas Köllmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [2006-12-17 22:43 +0100]:
>> On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:01:07 -0800
>> Jurij Smakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > I don't remember anyone reporting problems with xorg on these
>> > machines, it would be very valuable information if you could try it
>> > and report back.
>>
>> Maybe this is useful to the next guy installing Etch (or some other
>> post-2.6.16 kernel) on a Blade 150 (or 100).
>
> Can you confirm that with a 2.6.16 kernel the problem is not
> reproducible?
Yes, I can confirm that. linux-image-2.6.16-2-sparc64 worked well and
without the video=atyfb:off boot parameter.
> Does the machine completely fail to boot if you don't pass
> video=atyfb:off to the kernel? (ie: are you able to login somehow, for
> instance via ssh?).
Yes, it hangs very early in the boot process after the messages:
Remapping the kernel... done.
Booting Linux...
No harddisk activity after that, no ssh, no ping echo, no nothing.
Greetings,
- Thomas
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